Barricade support



Mrch 4, 1930. MCGREGOR 1,749,190

BARRI CADE SUPPORT Filed April 16, 1928 Patented Mar. 4, 1930 PATENTOFFICE HAROLD c. MCGREGOR, oF DETROIT, MICHIGAN BARRICADE surromApplication filed April 16,

The present invention pertains to a novelv construction in barricadesupports for the type of barricade employed in surrounding Y excavationsand the like, The object of the present invention is to provide aVbarricade which is light and eth- Vcient and which is simple andefficient in con- Y struction and assembly. The supports and thebarricade are separable and when unassembled the supports are scissoredand oc- *cupy very little storing space. The usual type of barricaderequires the employment of two men inthe assembly `whereas the device inthe present invention may be assembled or may be removed by one man.

kA further object is to construct a barricade in suc-h a manner thatwhen it is struck by a moving object it will collapse and fall o to theground. In'this manner the loss incurred in breakage or the barricadeand supports is entirely eliminated. A'still further object is toconstruct a barricade withself locking andv unlocking supports whichmaybe appliedat any part of .25 the barricade' without the employment ofycleatsor any fastening means. Y i rThe means in which I attain theseobjects n is clearly disclosed in the following descripytion andaccompanying drawings in whichgigurel is a perspective'view of thebarrii ca e.; f o

2 is anA end view of the support in thek y barricade retaining position;Fig. 3 is an end view ofV the support in the y vrounded as at 5. "Theretaining arms 6 extend outwardly Jfrom this rounded portion v and arebent inwardly as at 7.

The-application of the supports consists in partly spreading the legs 2and 3 and resting the barricade l upon the rounded portions 1928. SerialNo. 270,250.

5. The further spreading of the legs brings the arms 6 into contact withthe barricade and the inbent portions 7 surround and maintain thebarricade in the elevated position.

The legs are prevented from coming together' by their contact with the-ground'and in this manner a four leg barricade is assembled. It isnecessary for the removal of the barricade to manually force the legstogether and thereby release the surrounding arms 6 fromk theirengagement with the barricade.

Although a specific embodiment of my invention has been shown anddescribed, it will be understood that various alterations in the detailsof construction may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A barricadesupport comprising a pair of legs stamped from a singlepiece of material, means for pivoting said legs together, said legsbeing cut to form a rounded portion above said pivot, arm members formedabove said pivot by angularly bending said legs, and lingers formed bybending said arms inwardly at their upper ends, said rounded portionsbeing adapted to support a barricade member while said legs are beingspread to cause said arms and fingers to encircle the barricade member.

2., A barricade support comprising a pair of legs stamped from a singleflat strip of material, pivoting means for connecting said legs togetherwith the flat faces contacting, a rounded portion formed on said legsabove said pivot, arm members formed on said legs above said pivot,lingers 'formed by bending said arms inwardly at their upper ends, saidarm members and said fingers being formed by a twisting bend on saidlegs so 'that the lat faces of said strip are adapted to enga-ge thebarricade member.

' In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

HAROLD o. MCG'REGOR.

